Compound implement.



J. H. BIEHL.

COMPOUND IMPLEMENT. APPLICATION I'ILED NOV. e, 1912.

Patented Sept. 16,1913.

INVENTOR JolmEfiw/u,

BY 4% I! 15ml ATTORNEY.

WITNESSES:

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JOHN H. BIEHL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TODAVID L. SNOW, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMPOUND IMPLEMENT.

To all whom 2'6 may concern Be it known that I, JOHN H. BInI-IL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Compound Imple ments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention is a compound implement having improved means forattaching various tools to a handle in various positions to adapt suchtools for various uses.

In its preferred form, my invention c0nsists of a handle having fixedthereto a head comprising a split sleeve or collar in which the hubs ofvarious tools are adapted to be slipped, engaged and held in position bya screw connecting the head and handle.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view, partly in section, of a form of myinvention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the top of the same, at rightangles to the view shown in Fig. 1, with the tool at an angle; Fig. 3 isa view of my invention employing a different tool; Fig. 4 is a view of afurther too-l adapted for use in my invention; and Fig. 5 is aperspective view of a modified form of tool adapted for use in myinvention.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the head 1 has thereon thecylindrical split sleeve 2 adapted for receiving a cylindrical hub 3 ona blade t having an aperture 5 therethrough, the hub being formed byrolling the metal of the blade. These parts are engaged by moving thehub longitudinally through the sleeve, with the blade in registrationwith the sleeves slot (5, until the aperture registers with the slot,when the blade is turned so that the rim of the sleeve extends throughthe aperture. A han dle 7 has a threaded shank 8 extending from aconnection therewith and screwed into the threaded socket 9 of the headto engage the hub 3 and hold the blade at the desired angle to thehandle. As the blade can be held at any desired angle to the handle, theimplement is adapted for performing several operations, as hoeing,sculling and edging. The handle 7 is provided with a Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16,1913.

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threaded socket 10 for engaging a threaded shank ll of an extensionhandle 12, to be used or removed, depending upon the operation in hand.

As shown in Fig. 3, the head 1 has its 5 sleeve 2 connected with the hub33 of a hook blade 1, the shank 8 of the handle 7 engaging the hub tohold the plane 01' the blade at the desired angle to the handle forseveral operations, as pruning, trimming, and the like.

The several forms of tools usable with the head are further illustratedby Figs. 1- and 5. The rake head shown in Fig. 1- has a cylindrical back13 adapted to be engaged in the head and secured by the shank 8 with theteeth 11: at any desired angle to the handle 7. The sickle blade 15,shown in Fig. 5, has the cylindrical tang 16 fixed at right anglesthereto, whereby it may be fixed in the head 1 by the shank S.

The features characteristic of the foregoing imprm'en'lenls can beembodied in various tools to be used with the same head and handle, sothat a compact set can be provided having the several tools necessaryfor gardening.

This application is a continuation of my prior application Serial#528,446, filed Nov. 17, 1909.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. An implementcomprising a head having a split sleeve thereon, a toolhaving a bearing adapted to be engaged by said sleeve, and a handlehaving means engaging said bearing for fixing said tool and sleevetogether, said sleeve being split transversely to the direction ofmovement of said means.

9.. An implement: comprising a head having a split sleeve, a tool havinga cylindri- 90 cal member adapted to be engaged in said sleeve, saidsleeve being split substantially parallel to the axis of said member,and a handle having a shank which is movable in said head to engage saidmember.

3. An implement comprising a head having a split sleeve, a tool having abearing member within and a member exterior to said sleeve, saidexterior member containing an aperture for passing said sleeve, and

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my name this 25th day ofOctober, 1912, in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

JOiHN BIEHL.

Witnesses:

Jos. G. DENNY, J12, GEO. A. GUNNEY.

means for engaging said bearing member and said sleeve for securing themtogether.

4. An implement comprising a head having a sleeve, a L001 comprising ablade having rolled edge forming a hub disposed in said sleeve and amember movable relatively to said head and engaging said hub.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

